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Object Type
Museum number: 1866,0401.43
Denomination: drachm (reverse partly double-struck)
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Long-bearded bust of Manuchithr III (?) facing left, with long moustache and bushy hair partly tied in a top knot. King wears diadem, necklet with a bead, and Persian V-neck jacket with beaded lapels. (obverse); Long-bearded bust of Manuchithr II (?) facing left, with long moustache and bushy hair. King wears tiara decorated with pearls and crescent moon with dot, diadem, torque and Persian V-neck jacket with beaded lapels. (reverse)
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 2ndC (circa)
Production place: Minted in: Persis (region - archaic)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 11 o'clock; Diameter: 21 millimetres; Weight: 3.11 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: BMC Greek (Arabia) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine Empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene) (1, p.243); Klose & Müseler 2008 / Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden (Type 5/15, p.71) (? Unusual variation in headdress.); Alram 1986 / Iranisches Personennamenbuch: Nomina Propria Iranica in Nummis (Type 642, p.183) (? Unusual variation in headdress.)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: king/queen; moon
Associated names: Portrait of: Manuchithr III (?); Named in inscription: Manuchithr III (?); Portrait of: Manuchithr II (?); Named in inscription: Manuchithr II (?)
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1866
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1866,0401.43
C&M catalogue number: GC28 (BMC Greek (Arabia)) (242) (1)

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